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Solving A Crisis: Water Quality & Storm Water Infrastructure In New York City, Kelsey Ripper Apr 2008

Solving A Crisis: Water Quality & Storm Water Infrastructure In New York City, Kelsey Ripper

Student Theses 2001-2013

This past semester I have was given the privilege of working with an organization that is at the forefront of environmental protection and combating environmental injustices. This organization, the Bronx River Alliance, it fighting a battle against those that believe minorities and low-income groups have less of a right to live in a safe and healthy environment. The Bronx River Alliance created a set of guidelines and principles to operate under and then proceeded to support and develop projects as concrete solutions to environmental degradation in the Bronx. One of these projects, which is growing substantially, is the SWIM coalition. …

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Urban Wildlife And Leopold’S Land Ethic: “The Squirrels On A College Campus Convey The Same Lesson As The Redwoods. . . .”, Natalie Robiou Apr 2008

Urban Wildlife And Leopold’S Land Ethic: “The Squirrels On A College Campus Convey The Same Lesson As The Redwoods. . . .”, Natalie Robiou

Student Theses 2001-2013

The United States has quickly become one of the most industrialized countries in the world. The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century brought Americans and immigrants alike employment opportunities in key locations throughout the country. This, in effect, translated into an influx of people living in close quarters; therefore, creating what is referred to today as urban centers. With the rapid growth of the American population and the greater demand for work, large urban areas developed throughout the U.S. landscape. This process, known as urbanization, is defined as the replacement of the rural areas with more urban ones. Urbanization …

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Environmental Justice And Street Science: A Fusion Of Community Knowledge And Environmental Health Justice To Address The Asthma Epidemic In Urban Communities, Natalie Robiou Apr 2008

Environmental Justice And Street Science: A Fusion Of Community Knowledge And Environmental Health Justice To Address The Asthma Epidemic In Urban Communities, Natalie Robiou

Student Theses 2001-2013

Of all the proposed moral environmental theories, none has addressed the problems that plague the urban environment and its habitants quite like the environmental justice theory. Based on the idea that environmental issues are also Civil Rights issues, environmental justice seeks to establish just and equal distribution of environmental benefits and burdens across a whole spectrum of racial and socio-economic groups. The Environmental Protection (EPA) has defined the theory as the “fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and …

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Stormwater Runoff, Combined Sewer Overflow, And Environmental Justice In The Bronx, Natalie Collao Jan 2008

Stormwater Runoff, Combined Sewer Overflow, And Environmental Justice In The Bronx, Natalie Collao

Student Theses 2001-2013

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Natural River Restoration In Urban Ecology: The Bronx River, Samuel P. Loor Jan 2007

Natural River Restoration In Urban Ecology: The Bronx River, Samuel P. Loor

Student Theses 2001-2013

Environmental science is the systematic study of our environment and our proper place in it. A relatively new field, environmental science is highly interdisciplinary, integrating natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities in a broad, holistic study of the world around us. In contrast to more theoretical disciplines, environmental science is mission-oriented. That is, it seeks new, valid, contextual knowledge about the natural world and our impacts on it, but obtaining this information creates a responsibility to get involved in trying something about the problems we have created i.e. environmental science is an applied science. For this study the environment that …

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The Environmental Justice Movement In The United States, Harrison Delfin Jan 2007

The Environmental Justice Movement In The United States, Harrison Delfin

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The History Of Community Gardens In New York City: The Role Of Urban Agriculture And Green Roofs In Addressing Environmental Racism, Rosamarie Ridge Jan 2003

The History Of Community Gardens In New York City: The Role Of Urban Agriculture And Green Roofs In Addressing Environmental Racism, Rosamarie Ridge

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Environmental Audit Of The Rose Hill Campus, Nicole Marshall, Maria Nissi, Brian Flaherty, Carl Van Ostrand, Ian Mcclelland Jan 2002

Environmental Audit Of The Rose Hill Campus, Nicole Marshall, Maria Nissi, Brian Flaherty, Carl Van Ostrand, Ian Mcclelland

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